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Despite this default status as the "go-to" solution for feedback control, some processes simply aren’t well-suited for PID control.

What’s inside the Internet or Things? Check our new presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/AggreGate1/internet-of-things-anatomy

Understanding Three-Phase Power is a quiz question from the ISA course, Electrical Controls for the Control Systems Technician (TI23).

Advanced technologies are shaping the future of manufacturing, according to a study conducted by Deloitte.

Lindeman will be serving a 3 year term that will allow him to further correlate ISA strategies with the broader engineering community.

DFI added 12 industrial motherboards, 2 single board computers (SBC), 4 COM Express modules and 1 compact ULT-based embedded system.

The 2015 ISA Process Control and Safety Symposium, held last week in Houston, Texas, drew more than 400 attendees.

The global market for control valves, estimated at a valuation of US$7.74 bn in 2014, is expected to expand at a healthy 7% CAGR between 2015 and 2021 and rise to US$12.14 bn by 2021

Aerospace manufacturer leverages Okuma technologies to minimize operator work handling and fine-tune cutting processes.

Cognex helps AMS Solutions’ IdealSTICK vision-based stick inspection system improve stick reject detection at the sawmill stacker.

A look at some of the many educational opportunities from ISA in December 2015.

The market for ESPs can be segmented geographically into five regions, namely North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and South & Central America.

Acme needed an industrial computer that was designed to operate reliably in the toughest conditions—a salmon processing plant.

Honeywell will help maximize productivity at Skangas Oy’s Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Pori, Finland.

Secomea A/S, a market leader of remote access for the automation industry, announces that the solution and components are now officially Industry 4.0 certified.

Posenau has more than 25 years of experience in implementing and directing large-scale technology operations.

According to Cisco, the payoff for an average $20 billion manufacturing firm that digitizes is a profit upside of 12.8 percent over the next three years, or 19 percent over 10 years.

The 2016 Edition has a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products.

Yokogawa will supply CENTUM VP integrated production control system, ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system, Exaquantum plant information management system, and Plant Resource Manager (PRM) software package.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating a flood of new technology. As a result, the automation industry is fortunate to have an expanding range of technologies available to solve problems, improve operations, and increase productivity. The challenge is to sort out the options and keep focused on worthy automation goals.

There are usually few arguments against building a resilient automation system with a design strategy, which can respond to non-normal conditions.

At Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe in Bielefeld, Germany, 26 FAG SmartCheck systems from Schaeffler monitor fans for any signs of abnormal vibration.

As ISA continues to plan for a successful 2016, President Rick Roop surveys the many achievements of 2015 in his monthly message to members .

Circuits should be de-energized. Place the mode switch in “OHMS”, short the meter leads together, then press the “REL” button

Pass provides unlimited access to process safety training courses along with other benefits for one low fee, representing a 90% discount from list prices.

Zoghzoghy has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Southern Methodist University and a background in robotics, mechatronics, and electro-mechanical design.

The Oyster Creek, Texas, Hydrocarbons Command Center uses ABB’s System 800xA Process Automation System to control all facets of production at the plant.

By Pat McLaughlin, Boulting Technology Switchboards generally have relatively long lives and can last anywhere between 25 and 40 years. Here’s what companies should keep in mind when choosing a switchboard.

TigermagEP flow meters are now NSF 61-certified for potable water applications.

Data Translation and its subsidiary in Germany, Data Translation GmbH, will operate as a subsidiary of MCC.